Wind Movement Notes Name _________________ Date ______ Period ___

1. Explain why there is uneven heating on the Earth’s surface. ________________________

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2. The uneven heating of land forms ____________________________________________.

3. What causes wind? ________________________________________________________

4. Fill in the diagrams

Temperature___________

Density

___________

Pressure____________

Density___________

Pressure___________

Temperature

___________

5. Fill in the information in the diagrams below for temperature, density, and pressure. Draw an arrow to represent the direction in which the wind would blow. Why would the wind blow in that direction? ______________________________________________________________

__________ Temperature

__________ Density

__________ Pressure

__________ Temperature

__________ Density

__________ Pressure

6. Describe which areas of the earth’s surface have air that is low pressure (low density). Why does the air in this area have low pressure (low density)? ________________________

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7. Describe which areas of the earth’s surface have air that is high pressure (high density). Why does the air in this area have high pressure (high density)? _______________________

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8. __________________ and ______________ cause wind and air movement.

9. What is a convection current? ________________________________________________10. Describe an example of a convection current. __________________________________

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11. How does air move in a convection current? ___________________________________

12. Large convection currents are formed because of _______________________________

______________________. This produces _______________________________________.

13. How does the rotation of the Earth affect winds? ________________________________

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14. The flow of air caused by _____________________________ and the _________________________ creates distinct _______________________ on the Earth’s surface.

15. Draw arrows in the diagram illustrating how

the rotation of the Earth affects global wind patterns.

16. ______________________ determine the major _______________________ for the entire planet. Smaller ___________________ affect local _____________. Two such wind systems are _______________ and _________________.

17. Label and draw the following in the diagrams below: sea breeze, land breeze, high pressure, low pressure, arrows showing the direction of the wind.

Wind Movement Notes

Name _________________ Date ______ Period ___

1. Explain why there is uneven heating on the Earth’s surface. ________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

2. The uneven heating of land forms ____________________________________________.

3. What

causes wind? ________________________________________________________

4. Fill in the diagrams

5. Fill

in the information in the

diagram

s below

for temperature,

density, and pressure. Draw

an

arrow to represent the direction

in which the wind would blow.

Why would the wind blow in

that direction? _____________________________________________________________

_

6. Describe which areas of the earth’s surface have air that is low pressure (low density).

Why does the air

in this area have low pressure (low density)? ________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

7. Describe which areas of the earth’s surface have air that is high pressure (high density).

Why does the air

in this area have high pressure (high density)? _______________________

__________________________________________________________________________

Wind Movement Notes Name _________________ Date ______ Period ___

1. Explain why there is uneven heating on the Earth’s surface. ________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

2. The uneven heating of land forms ____________________________________________.

3. What causes wind? ________________________________________________________

4. Fill in the diagrams

5. Fill in the information in the diagrams below for temperature, density, and pressure. Draw

an arrow to represent the direction in which the wind would blow. Why would the wind blow in

that direction? ______________________________________________________________

6. Describe which areas of the earth’s surface have air that is low pressure (low density).

Why does the air in this area have low pressure (low density)? ________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

7. Describe which areas of the earth’s surface have air that is high pressure (high density).

Why does the air in this area have high pressure (high density)? _______________________

__________________________________________________________________________